On Friday, Feb. 21, 2025 Brooklyn Park held its annual Black History Month Showcase at the Community Activity Center. Mshale photojournalist Jasmine Webber compiled this photo essay from the celebration.
Rep. Ilhan Omar and local leaders from Minnesota vowed to keep fighting against President Donald J. Trump’s administration, which they accused of trying to destroy the constitution of the United States.
“We have to be ready to fight back because we know submission is the path to dictatorship,” Omar told her constituents, who gathered in St. Louis Park for a...
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Minnesota House Rep. Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley, whose family once faced deportation, hosted a Thursday night immigration town hall to listen to constituents’ concerns as President Donald Trump's campaign promise of arresting and deporting those without legal status becomes a reality.
Hiltsley, DFL-Brooklyn Park, was joined by Attorney General Keith Ellison, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark...
Members of Minnesota's Somali community, primarily from the Puntland region, have condemned the Somali government's inaction in the fight against ISIS, expressed support for Puntland's defensive forces and lauded the U.S. government and President Donald Trump for their assistance.
Trump ordered airstrikes on Feb. 1 against the Islamic State in a remote mountainous cave complex in Somalia’s Puntland region, reportedly...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Drug Enforcement Administration agents touting immigration arrests, IRS agents poring over documents, the military escorting deportation flights. As the Trump administration works on the president’s pledge to crack down on illegal immigration and carry out mass deportations, the flurry of activity has stretched across the federal government — well beyond the Department of Homeland Security, the...
President who has issued numerous executive orders since being sworn-in for his second term, issued yet another one on Wednesday, this one aimed at ending federal benefits for immigrants without legal status.
The order did not specify which benefits will be stopped as those without legal status already do not receive federal benefits.
Referencing the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation...
A projected $5.3 billion budget deficit for the 2028-29 biennium overshadowed Minnesota's current $616 million surplus at a town hall meeting on Tuesday hosted by Minnesota Senate president Bobby Joe Champion and his District 59 House counterparts Rep. Esther Agbaje and Rep. Fue Lee. At the town hall, held at the University of Minnesota Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center...
Businessman Jazz Hampton officially launched his candidacy for Minneapolis mayor on Thursday, Feb. 6 at Mosaic Venue.
The entire City Council and the mayor are up for election in November. There is no primary ahead of the November election as the city uses Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) to elect its mayor and council members. The last race for mayor in...
Several businesses from day cares to grocery stores and hair salons closed Monday across the U.S. in a loosely organized day of protest against President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
But participation in the ''day without immigrants'' faced headwinds from employees and business owners who said they need the income — especially as rumors of widespread raids, often false, are leaving...
Tems’ hit song ‘Love Me JeJe’ won the Grammy for Best African Performance at the 67th Grammy Awards held on Sunday in Los Angeles and broadcast on CBS with Trevor Noah hosting.
This is the Nigerian singer’s second Grammy after winning her first at the 65th Grammy Awards for Best Melodic Rap performance for her song with Future and Drake...